As an skeptic person in nature, I called the name of the person to check if this is true. The person on the other line about I think 40 in yrs old, told me that im the 4th winner today. Scary, he even memorize my sim #. Too hesitant, ask him lots of question which annoyed him telling me that it’s not like one of those modus operandi or a text scam. He told me that all I have to do is to text him my full name, age, birthday and complete address. I even ask him the acronyms of the PCMC. He told me that a group of Charity Officers based in Singapore are working to help families of millions of OFWs worldwide and that my sim number was chosen via random selection. After a couple of q&a, however still in doubt, we hanged up. Still hesitant to send the requirements he instructed me to sms, I searched the internet for various remittances scam, even texted a private investigatory program in tv but advises to do the same- to ignore them. I was not satisfied with the result, I actually want these people to have them learned their lesson before they can manipulate and fool a lot of many Filipinos who’s willing to do anything for the sake of their families. After searching, found this forum from www.gov.ph with numerous of similar scams. Thinking aloud, this should not stopped from increasing the people’s awareness for any possibilities, that this could also happen to them. But someone or somebody should act and do something to stopped these anomaly. We cannot do this alone, we need everyone to help us think of possible ways to stopped them from growing and let the goverment do something about it. As a concern citizen, there’s a big difference if we do share our part in stopping this..

pls ensure that privacy of the sender’s info remains confidential. thanks. and more power!

Notice from DTI Ur sim # won Php 850,000.00. From Global REMITTANCE of OFW/BSP .To claim your prize,Call me now ? Im Sec.Gregory L.Domingo (DTI)permit#5719 S,14. Just received this time from cp number +6399881710254.

I received a text messages thru my Smart roaming from this no. 0939499219765 saying “Notice Frm:DTI Ur Sim# won! Php850,000.00 frm:GLOBAL REMITTANCE OF OFW/BSP to claim your prize,call me SEC. GREGORIO L. DOMINGO (DTI) permit #5719 S’14. Although I believe it is a scam, I still called him up to hear his voice, He introduced himself as Sec. Domingo. He is asked me to send thru text all the necessary information including address in the Philippines etc. and he wants me to reply immediately so that we could arranged everything on how the prizes will be claimed.He even said that the number I used to call him is not the one registered in their list of winners. He wants me to send the information he wants thru the sim numbers registered to them to easily identify the true winner. I told him I cannot this time. I called my sister working in BSP and she said it is truly a hoax. So many like this kind of scam I received even thru SIM cards abroad

i received the same and out of curiousity. From the office of Mrs. cynthia Villar foundation that i won 2nd price winner raffle drawn mobile number amount of 850,000pesos from Atty neil Cabrera mobile number +639461892812 and he told me to send my full details so that he will send the money tru western union. Mr jameson Garcia he says his manager of western union malate manila told me to send cash amount of 5950 pesos for online fees .his number +639061520393. please we need your help to retun my money back

here’s a text from someone using the name of the honorable Sec.Gregory L. Domingo re: notice frm (DTI)
ur sim# won php750,000 From: Global Remittance of OFW/BSP to claim your prize call me now I’m Sec.Gregory
L. Domengo (DTINCR) P-#5719S’2012 I searched through the web and found out that he mispelled Domingo instead of I he used E in the family name . I do hope that you can find a way to stop this text scam circulating around & ruining the decent name of a well respected man . Thank you.

i just recieved the same text message just today informing me that my sim# just won a 550K Php From Global Remittance OFW/BSP, and out of curiosity i check the internet to find if it is a scam and to my surprise it was a big scam, (galing po yan sa number na to #09159692371

I recieve also a tex from AARON M. PONCE he is working in GLOBAL REMITTANCE OFW his saying that i won 42,000$dollars he saying that i will get this money iwill send 15,000 pesos tru WESTERN UNION to his agent if i did send money my winning money will canceled,sorry im not stupid!PLS. INGAT MGA KABABAYAN PINAGHIRAPAN NATIN ANG PERANG KINIKITA D2 SA ABROAD.

just this morning (july 11, 2011) i received a text message concerning about my sim number which won fro a raffle draw done by Global Remittance of OFW w/ BSP. The msg says ” Congrats! ur sim # won 780,000.00Php from Global remittance of OFW w/ BSP. To clain your prize, call me now? im Atty. mark B. Salasar. DTI-NCR Permit # 0922’11. – The first thing that pop into my mind is “was it a scam?” – because in the first place, i have not joined any raffle draw w/c my number can possibly won, 2nd, they could have sent a letter including the process of claiming the prize or to have a personal call because it involves a big amount of money; because of my curiousity, i called the so called “ATTY. MARK SALASAR”. he’s asking me if could give him my profile (personal details) such as name, address, age, contact number (because i have in my mind that this is a scam & giving such complete infos regarding yourself is not that safe esp. when you do not know the person). I asked him to send to my email a letter that will give me the ASSURANCE of the LEGALITY of this contest w/c “i won”. Upto now – i haven’t received any email from them.. LOL =))

Everyone should be very careful with this kind of scam before you realize that they already got something from you that may put your life & your loved ones’ life in danger. Upto now, such scam still runs, while the authority cannot caught them – we should be very vocal in giving awareness to other potential victims of those guys behind this text msg. scam tactics. * DO NOT give personal o=infos without any assurance that you are having a LEGAL, TRUE & VALID transactions w/ others. Do not be threatened – interview them instead of “them” interviewing you. Ask for an assurance that this is LEGAL. – if they cannot present any valid documents – then.. its a scam.

im OFW,
This day! i had received a txt message in dis Mobile #. +639391818119 that i won $$$$$ amount of money, wow! is this true? lol, and sabi daw i need to call Sec. Ma. Cecilia Fernandez in dis No. +63915886300 for more information how to get my price, i call her, she told me, she want my full information, and my passport No., adik… ano kaylangan ng mga to?

i think they will use the information or details of other people for criminal acts.. (assumed identity). they are using some others character and will make fake i.d.’s for them to make a crime with their names or true identity will not be at risk.

elow…guix..nabiktima man q xng messages nga i won 750,000..and he told me that i will buy 2 pieces of smart prepaid calling card and he told me that i will crush out at the of card so that i can get a 14 digit #…and he told me that i text to him the 14 digit # so that i can get my tracking # and to claim my prize.

Classic text scam, received it 5 mins ago. Thought I’d share it with other folks. It follows:

“Our records indicate you still have not claimed compensation for your accident. You may be entitled up to £3650. To find out more reply ‘CLAIM’. ”

Think I got this message before a while ago but from a different number. Obviously I’m not stupid enough to reply. Neither should anyone else be. I know I haven’t had an accident recently, and the message doesn’t mention a name of a company or any representative. Classic scam I think.

Anyway here’s the number if it helps in any way or helps to trace the scammers.
07517196737.

Today, i had just received also the same text message from somebody named Aaron Ponce. I knew that text messages of these sorts are all text scams, coz even before I’m receiving a lot of these messages stating that my mobile number won such an amount of money from a certain draw. I’m just wondering how did they know and where did they acquire the mobile numbers. his is his number – +639104666305.

i just received a text from a man named joel b zamura stating that i had won 570,000 pesos from a preraffle draw from the millionaires club inc of the philippines. first of all, i never entered a raffle draw nor did i ever fill up anything with my number on it. second of all, ive never heard of such club. i hope you guys think first before acting on anything because these are clearly scams and dont want you guys to fall for them.

i have just been scammed diz morning,i totally fell for it and gave dem $500..
can somebosy plz help me find dem and sent dem to jail..
diz is deyr # 09212876728 /09064861021
plz txt or call me as soon as possible… PLEASE poh.. :'{
diz is my number (int)0435485054 (roam) 09156770045
please help poh :'{

Hi. I am an OFW and I have a roaming sim card with me. I regularly remit money to the Philippines but on March 27, 2010, someone named HANZ P. RUFINO texted my roaming number, saying : “CONGRATULATIONS! Ur Mobile # has WON a Charity Prize From : GLOBAL REMITTANCES of OFW Last 26/Mar/2010. Call me up now.. For more details.. I’m HANZ P. RUFINO” – 0920-5875811

I know that this is a scam, since I looked up the internet and there’s no such promo for GLOBAL remittances of OFW. I am just curious on how he got my number. I’ve read the other comments, but this time, it’s different coz I am the one who “won”, instead of my family in the Phils.

Just for curiousity, I called him eventhough it’s a long distance call. Even before telling me what the raffle is all about, he already said to me that “your family in the Phils cannot claim the prize.. it will be sent to you there abroad”. He is also surprised that I did not ask how I won. Then I told him that, why would I be surprised? He sounded so sarcastic, maybe because he is expecting that I am so excited about the prize or that I am dumb to believe him.

He just told me to text my information to him, complete name, address, contact number abroad, OFW #, passport #, so that “he can verify” that I am a legitimate OFW. I did not call him back again.. I reported his name and number to NTC.. and hopes that he will be caught in case he’s into those scams.

I am just curious on how he got that information.. my roaming number, because co-incidentally, i made a remittance the day before he texted me.. i didn’t give out my roaming number to anyone, so i am just curious on how he got the number..

thank god! i found this forum, i have recently received a text message coming from a certain name FRANZ SY RAMIREZ #09284272298. bEWARE! SAME thing tulad ng mga sinabi nyo.., that my mobile number has won a charity prize from REMITTANCES OF OFW-PCMC! and tumawag daw ako Asap coz the prize i had won worth P630,000 will be forfeited if there is no claimant of this winning number! my goodness muntikan na nya akong maloko. buti nalang i searched the internet and i found this forum..sino ba naman ang di male-lerkey na wlang kahirap hirap na magkakapera ka ng 630K diba?! hay naku kaya super ingat kayo…dapat matapos na tong modus operandi na to..sana makarma agad ang mga katulad nila! good day to all..

Hay naku! I juz received the same text only this afternoon from HANZ P. JAVIER informing that I won a Charity Priza from: REMITTANCES OF OFW-PCMC coz I won Php 630,000..I really don’t believe him that’s why I try to search….thanks for this website.

sana globe smart and other telcom companies will cooperate. sabi ng tiga nbi, if they will register ask their consumers to register all prepaid cards, maiwasan ang mga scam na to kasi madaling matrace ang scammer. but since wala talagang makuhang identity, there is no way to trace them.

sana globe smart and other telcom companies will cooperate. sabi ng tiga nbi, if they will register ask their consumers to register all prepaid cards, maiwasan ang mga scam na to kasi madaling matrace ang scammer. but since wala talagang makuhang identity, there is no way to trace them.

I recieved a message yesterday saying, CONGRATULATIONS!! Ur Mobile # has WON a Charity Prize.from: REMITTANCES OF OFW-PCMC.,March 31,2009, Call me up now.. For more details.I’m RENZ P. JAVIER’.After that he told me that i should call himso that the prize will not be forfeited that’s why him,then this morning he texted me again telling that i should buy 8 smartbuddy card worth 300 and text to him the pin due to that I conclude that this is fake so I ignore him already.

I got a message on my roaming from a name renz J. prieto telling me that I won a prize of $42,000.00 from ofw-pcmc remittances 63-9082597208. I called this number as per his instructions. He congratulate me as ‘dakilang-piliino(ofw) and he asked me to text my requirements so he could start processing my papers. After we spoke on Nov. 10, I check in the internet and found out his name as text scam. he text me repeatedly to send my identity, passport #, contact etc. I text him back and said to stop fooling people for panalo. Still he kept sending me message to send the requirements. To all people who receive messages like this should be aware that people of this kind are just sick mind. Be alert!email address: sinta_leron@yahoo.ca(kristine perillo)

I received the same text messages this afternoon.his name is renz j. prieto… i get shocked but i guess wat if this is true.. so i gave him the information he needs. then he txted me that i need to call him back tomorrow morning around 8am-9am. then out of my curiosity and my doubt. i check it in the internet if this companyis really exist. then i found out that this is a big scam.. thanks tlaga kasi my high technology na tau. i want to tell everybody to not get easily trapped in this scam.. its really stupid.. i hope na sana tamaan ng karma ang mga tao na gumagawa nito.. e2 ung number nya. #09208200434 renz j prieto. beware of this name and number ! makarma sana kau mga scammers!

I just received a similar text message from Renz Prieto informing that I won 42,000 USD. So this is the cunning man trying to get a living out of other people’s blood. I believe this man has access to Smart number directory even for roaming service. Let’s be aware of this SCAM.

> it so happened my dad is an OFW (Saudi) and my mom happens to be one of those OC-SKEPTIC persons watchamacallit.

> my mom apparently got theSAME exact message from this sickf@ck ( RENZ J. PRIETO ) and where she panicked and rushed in confiding the message she just got. Me, knowing this is one of those TEXT SCAMS and immediately told her that a PROMO will be LEGIT unless-otherwise she received a CALL informing her she really won.

>> not contented and triggered by my curiosity, I ended up calling this sick@ss mobile # and seems like he’s trying to sound SMART, lucky enough that bastard didn’t know who he was talking to. He ended up mumbling and grumbling with his words not knowing what PCMS is and I was hunged up on.

> adrenalin still pumping in, I texted him and introduced myslef as Insp. CHRIS REYNOSO from QC Interpol and that he is closely investigated and is under surveilance, next thing I know, he cut off his phone and never heard a ringing tone on his end.

>> LESSON LEARNED: there is really NOTHING we can do with cases like these. we are just one of those PUNY punks why such sick bastards enjoy what they are doing. no promo is valid and legit unless you joined or applied for a certain promo and try confiding with your folks before you end up as walking target by such crazy bastards. i don’t mind this happening to me but the thought of putting my mother’s safety at risk will be another thing. I even imagined doing an entrapment but on that note I might put my family’s safe-keeping in jeopardy. so I just ruled it out.

>> time and again silly things happen and SHIT just rolls out, for cases like this, it’s imperative that we don’t panick and think millions of times first if that helps.

>> don’t even mind or bother such cases to local authorities and don’t even bother raising such issue to any agency of the government, why? it’s so damn simple, come to think of it folks.. we’re in Philippines, there is nothing much THEY can do and so are WE.

>> things in life are not catered on GOLD PLATES, so come to think of it =)

I also received a message from a guy named RENZ J. PRIETO .Today June 6,2008 2:45pm, He said that I won P630,000.00, a charity prize from REMITTANCES oF OFW-PCMC.PLS TRY TO CALL ME ASAP.! coz the prize you had won worth P630,000.00 will be forfeited if there no claimant of this WINNING digit number. THANK U.. I called him up
and he asked me for my name, complete address,age . And he txted me”I just want to ADVICE,try to KEPT dis TRANSACTION to make HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL,coz ini-ingatan lang namin ang seguridad po nnyo.ty,,,And i ask him anong agency sya ,sa govt b o priv firm and saan nya n kuha ang cel # ko….And he replied”Ur not listening wl”..I was curious so i checked sa Google and i ended up on this website .THANKS ..GOD BLESS

congratulations!
Your cell # had won
1M pesos during the
anniversary of the
PGMA foudation
raffle draw. DTI
Permit # @2578 Series
2008 Please Contact
Atty. VICTOR T.
SALONGA jr. at
09297794433 for
details and on how
to claim it. Thank
you.

my daddy called the no. and he was instructed to text his complete name, age, occupation, adrress, SSS no. and bank account no. so that he (Atty SALONGA) could fax it to secretary Bunye. Later he was asked to buy six SMART BUDDY cellcards and was told to call again after he has bought it so that he can be taugth how to use the computer to create a confidential PIN allegedly so that he will will not be question on anti-money laundering when the money will be deposited in his account. That was when my father doubted so called atty SALONGA.

I also received a message from a guy named RENZ J. PRIETO last April 30, 2008. He said that I won P630,000.00, a charity prize from REMITTANCES oF OFW-PCMC. I called him up
and he asked me for my name, complete address,age and passport serial no. I was curious if what he said is true so I checked the internet if there was such a thing. Luckily I ended up on this website.
Just be careful about this guy named RENZ PRIETO. He’s stupid!…

my tita has recieve the same txt msg this afternoon april,22,2008 2.30pm she rushed in my room wanted to check this remittances of ofw-pcmc well.. we searched it on the net… well… the result was this website.. well.. we read everything even the comments.. we were shocked.. because the txt msg was like this…

CONGRATULATIONS!! Ur mobile # has WON a Charity prize
FROM: REMITTANCES OF OFW-PCMC.. last april 20,2008 call me up now… FOR more details.. I’m RENZ J. PRIETO

FROM: +639294600678

we even checked the name on friendster.. and he’s only 22 years old!!

wow!! we texted him if it was true then he’s reply was….

PLS TRY TO CALL ME ASAP.! coz the prize you had won worth P630,000.00 will be forfeited if there no claimant of this WINNING digit number. THANK U..

My husband is an OFW..Just like other who posted their comments..My husband also received a text message yesterday from RENZ J. Prieto with cp # +639296874659 saying his # has won a CHARITY PRIZE from REMITTANCES of OFW-PCMC last April 03, 2008. I told my husband not to give any of his personal info, i have to check in the internet first.
I found out that it’s really a scam..
The guy is using different names to fool people!!
Beware!!!!

I received this morning (March 26’08) a text message from a certain NIKKO ALVAREZ (# +639296902652) saying my mobile number won a charity prize from REMITTANCES OF OFW-PCMC last March 24, 2008. I knew upon reading it that it was a scam so I just ignored it. I am posting this here to let you all know that this scam is still ongoing, so beware.

I’m here in Singapore and y mom’s in the Phils. I called her today and i got this news that she has won from REMITANCES OF OFW PCMC 500,000 but to be able to claim it, she has to buy Smart Buddy sim card which my mom immediately did.There was really something fishy there when this certain Art S. Javier even offered to deliver the winnings to my mom.And the office address they gave is here in Singapore.My family back home dont have access to internet so they didn’t know anything about scams.I checked about it here and thankfully, i found out that it is indeed a big SCAM. Imagine what could have happened if my mom just followed what was asked from her. I really hope that these people will be caught and punished for doing this…

hi,
Ijust rcv a txt message from ROD TEVES i’m won 500 000 from CHARITY PRIZE FRM REMITANCES OF OFW PCMC.he required me to buy 3 smart buddy & globe pre-paid 300 each for last authentication but i will not buy becoz i hav doubt its not true,that’s why i check 1st to the internet if its true or not.if you rcv the same txt message don’t trust quickly so be careful that name rod j. teves #09295357231.thanks.

hi gud am. i got the same txt from mr. rod j.teves this morning. bec. this is my first time to receive this kind of txt im very excited to call him. and he told me to txt him my name, add, age, pasport serial. then i start browsing in the internet about the REMITTANCES OF OFW-PCMC and found out that this is a “SCAM”, I txt mr. teves telling him that i was not born yesterday to para maloko niya.

I wanted to share a bit of my story related to this matter as well. My 18- yr old maid recieved a message from a man named “Rod J. Teves” claiming that her number had also won an amount of $500,000 Pesos. I was really shocked, when the next day, she asked me if she could advance her pay this month at 1,800 so she could buy these phone cards to talk to the person incharge of these so called “Charity Prizes” something should be done about these people. And I want to help anyone who’s been a victim of these crimes, but I really need your support. Please, if you have been a victim, Please email your story to my email address, and I’ll try to find a way to get more light on this situation and also to make other’s more aware of what might happen if they fall for this. Please email me at Soleil_lunamethyst@hotmail.com. Thank you

today aug 29 i recieve a txt msg saying i win 500.000 pesos from philippine charity foundation. and the person’s in charge is ALBERT CHUA. he ask me to call
and so i did i was so excited,then he ask me to txt him my full name , add, and age after he ask me to call again, he txt me the place to claim the money, but before i can get it, he told me that globe and smart are their major sponsor, he ask me to buy 4 globe worth 300 peso and 4talk n txt worth 300 also
im ver stupid i dnt even check if its real,i rush to buy and gave this man a call, he ask me to scraths the cards and gave the number to him, afterwards he ask me to call again and asking for another 12 globe 300, and 12smart buddy 300, then i had doubth he keep txting me a36=bt the load so then i surf throu internet and found out it was a scam, i dont know what to do, pls i hope that they will catch this person CLAIMING HE’S ALFRED S.CHUA # +63906371411
i hopethat this people who’s doin this scam will have their KARMA

I just received the same text message yesterday August 16, 2007 but I am the one who normally don’t believed on this scam so I just disregarded it.
To all who are reading this post, just disregard any text messages that says that you won $$$$$$. There is no free lunch.